Cracked clip & Smileys
I've had a clip crack after about 500 rounds. Three cracks in all. One crack in the front of the mag where it appears the feed ramp contacts it and two cracks in rear on each side of the retaining lips. I sent mag back to Ruger and they sent replacement free of charge.
I have two LCPs and a P3AT and yes each experiences the smiley effect. After the cracked clip I did some amateur smithing and machined off half the ramp on my older LCP. This was done in numerous stages so only enough material was removed to eliminate the smileys. Once the machining was complete the ramp was polished to a high luster. End result was no more smileys or cracked clips. I've shot another 350 rounds (american eagles FMJ and hornady JHP) since the modification with no malfunctions what so ever. I sent photos of my modified feed ramp next to my unmodified ramp to Ruger's Joe Kramer. He stated he would share with engineers.
I've had a clip crack after about 500 rounds. Three cracks in all. One crack in the front of the mag where it appears the feed ramp contacts it and two cracks in rear on each side of the retaining lips. I sent mag back to Ruger and they sent replacement free of charge.
I have two LCPs and a P3AT and yes each experiences the smiley effect. After the cracked clip I did some amateur smithing and machined off half the ramp on my older LCP. This was done in numerous stages so only enough material was removed to eliminate the smileys. Once the machining was complete the ramp was polished to a high luster. End result was no more smileys or cracked clips. I've shot another 350 rounds (american eagles FMJ and hornady JHP) since the modification with no malfunctions what so ever. I sent photos of my modified feed ramp next to my unmodified ramp to Ruger's Joe Kramer. He stated he would share with engineers.
